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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-29
NO. 49,

lie read near sugartown, the matter was
taken up.
Mr.. Nichols in the chair.
j. w. Bryan presented the following
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, 1t has been reported 10 this
Body that the public road running
through the property of Dir. Henry Iles,
near Sugartown, the said property ae-
quired by the said lies from II. o:
Farquhar, has not been opened, and
that the question Of the road has not
been settled therefore,
Be ID resoIued, That the District Attor-
ney is hereby authorized to investigate
the matter and if he finds the road has
not been opened nor the matter settled
by opening another road satisfactory to
the parties interested, that he take such
steps as may be necessary under act OF
1880, found on page 127.
On motion the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Vincent moved that the Police
Jury 60 into Committee of the Whole.
Demcy Hes called to the chair.
Police Jury resumed business with ID.
A. Lyons, in the chair.
Committee of the Whole, through its
chairman, made the following report
which was considered seri dteaa
We consider that claims against the
parish for criminal expense do not prop
erly come before this Body, therefore we
recommend that the Police Jury do not
take action on the claims of Joe Davis
and julius Dewey.
We recommend that the resolution
presented by j. w. Bryan at last meet
ing Of this Board, relative to streets on
the Public Square, be adopted.
The claim of w, L. HHtehins, Treasll-
rer, for. extra services, we recommend be
allowed.
On claim of A, I. Reid, we also report
favorably,
In answer to petition of Al. j Perkins
and others asking an appropriation to
assist in defraying the expenses OF the
Interstate Convention, we recommend
an appropriation of two hundred and
fifty dollars ($250.00l, and the President
Of the Police Jury be authorized TO war
rant on the Treasurer for the same
Item first was adopted,
Mr., Vincent called for the yeas and
nays on item second, and the following
vote was registered Yeas, James Cole,
!. W. Bryan, Isaac Nichols, Demcy Hes,
TT Hewitt Nays, ID. D. Andrus and
Nm, Vincent--D, A, Lyons not voting.
Resolution adopted
Item third adopted,
Item fourth adopted.
Item fifth adopted.
Mr., Cole was granted leave of absence.
On motion, Police Jury adjourned
Until tomorrow at o'clock a. m.
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]. T, HEwITT,
d. D. AApRUs,
Wan. NINcEET.

NEW 0RLEAEs, Jan. 20, 1885,.
Gentlemen-Y Your inquiry Of 18th has been
answered in letter to Mr.. j. w. Bryan, Rresi-
dent Police Jury, In answer to similar Ia
quiGy from him Yours, Respectfully
II. j. CUNNINGHAM,
Atty General.
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Respectfully submitted.
W. i, HUTCHINS, Treasurer,
Lake Charles, Jan. Is, 1887.
Committee on Claims made the follow
ing report
To the President and members OF the Jury
Dear Sirs-Your Committee on Claims
have examined the claims referred by
you and find them all correct except that
Of A. l.. Reid, which we respectfully rec
omend be referred to Committee OF the
Whole. Respectfully,
d. d. ANDRUs, Chairman,
j, T. HEWITT,
WM. VINCENT.
Report unanimously adopted.
Committee on Public Buildings made
the following report, which was adopted:
To the President and members of the Police
Jury;
We, your Committee on Public Build
ings, to whom was referred at your last
meeting the question relating to streets
on the Public Square, beg leave to refer
the same to Committee Of the Whole,
Respectfully submitted,
ID, A, LYONS, Chairman,
ISAAC NIoHoLs,
JAMES Cole.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 2OrH.

Police Jury met persuant to adjourn
ment. All the members present.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
was read and approved.
Under the head of unfinished busi-
ness Mr., Vincent moved that the sub
ject, matter relating to troubles in ref
erence to public road near Sugartown,
be taken up Immediately after the reg
ular order of business tomorrow morn
ing. Motion was adopted.
Treasurer's report was presented
read and referred to Finance committee.
The Sheriff requested the privilege to
remove the partition between his office
and the narrow passway so as to include
the space of same in Sheritf's office,
On motion the request was granted
Petition of certain citizens of the Srd
ward asking that public road be grant
ed, beginning at point where the range
line between ranges (S) and 10y intersect
the South bank Of that body Of water
known as Lake Charles, running thence
in southernly direction along said
township Q0) and Ql) thence in west
ernly direction to where said T, p. line
intersects the Calcasieu river, was read
and referred to committee on Roads and
Bridges,
Petition of w, p. Thomas and others
asking that public road be granted
beginning at the Hortman's ferry on
Calcasieu river and running due north
between ranges eight and nine to the
line between Calcasieu and Vernon par
ishes, was read and referred to commit
tee on Roads and Bridges,
Petition of >. A. Knapp, M, j. Rosteet
and others asking an appropriation of
sixty (S6000) dollars for the purpose of
building bridges on public road leading
east from the town of Lake Charles
was read and referred to committee ON
Appropriations,
Petition of A. d. McFarlain and others
asking that commissioners be appointed
to lay out public road between Welsh
and Jennings, along or near the old
railroad survey, was referred to the
committee on Roads and Bridges.
Petition of Il, II. Shankland, ID. De-
rouen and others asking an appropTia-
tion of forty $4,000 dollars TO buy lum-
ber for bridges on public road leading
to French Camp, was referred to COM
mittee on Appropriations
Petition of A. J. Perkins, L, Kaufman
and W. P. Thomas ON behalf of the FL
nance committee appointed by the mass
meeting in the interest of the Interstate
Convention asking for an appropriation
of one Thousand $4,000 dollars was read
and referred to committee of the Whole,
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The committee on Roads and Bridges
made the following report which was
| on motion unanimously adopted.
To the President and members of the
Police Jury. Gentlemen: We would
report favorably ON the following petit
tions,
LIST. Petition of j. ], Kingrey and
others asking to change crossing ON
Barnes creek from Ryals to Kingrey's,
I'd Petition of Alexander Cole and
others asking for q public road leading
from A. Coles residence on the Phillips
Bluff and Dry creek road to j. j, King
rey's residence ON the Sugartown and
Lake Charles road, We recommend as
commissioners to lay out said road,
Alexander Cole, W. Nj, Rion, j, M. Le-
Blanc, J. M, White, d, d, Rion and f,
b. Leblanc.
Sd. Petition of A. D, McFarlain and
others asking that a public road be
laid out between Jennings and Welsh,
and for commissioners, recommed Kas-
son Freeman, Coleman ID. Welsh, A. ID,
McFarlain, 4. r. Shankland and Joseph
V. Bertrand.
4th, Petition of L. Garner and others
asking that public road be granted, to
begin at Gamers mill on Sabine and
end at Edgerly, For commissioners
Garner, ], II. CLARK, Solomon Doyel, b,
A, Ashworth, James Drake and P, Gillis.
9th. Petition of s. j, L, Andrews, w,
M. lies and others asking that their
road be so changed as to leave the old
road at Noah eagles residence and in
tersect at the the Southeast corner of
W. NJ. lies land.
We ask for further time TO consider
the merits of petition made by citizens
of the third ward asking for q road
beginning at the South bank of Lake
Charles, leading South then West to
Calcasieu river,
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES COLE, Chairman,
ISAAC NICHOLS,
d. d. ANDRUs.
pnlinn II,rnr a ndinnrn cd I'M Ii Ii to M nrrnNu
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The following claims were read and re-
ferred to Committee of the Whole;
Joe Davis, witness fees In case, State VS.
Mayo Moore, et lsy.tf.:,,,,.,.-:..,;t
Julius Dewey, witness fees In case State
VS.. Jno. Jones, ct tals.,......,..-t,.,.,., l8 90
W, T. Hntehins, making abstracts col
leetors cash book, ok,.,,t,.,,..,,.,'.t'..', 100 90
Tax Collectors report was presented,
read and referred to Finance Committee,
The commissioners appointed at last
meeting OF this Board to lay out pub
Of Sec, 10, Tp. s s., r. 4 W., and extend
ing to the northeast corner of Sec, n,
Tp. s, s., r. 3 West, Also road begin
ming at a stake at the northwest corner
Of Sec, 5, TIP. z S, r, 3 West, and ending
at the Neg Pique river, made the follow
ing report
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All Of which Is respectfully submitted
DEMGY ILEs, Chairman,
D, D, Andrews,
WIN. VINCENT.

Finance Committee also made the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted
Your committee to whom was referred
communication of Jas, h, Gray, beg
leave to recommend that j. W. Bryan
be appointed to inspect, and If built ao-
cording to specifications, to receive the
bridge on Bayou Serpent, on road leading
from Pine Grove to Hickory Flat, and
he, as President of the Police Jury, be
authorized TO warrant on the Treasurer
for the sum Of one hundred and sixty
dollars ($l60,00), amount appropriated
for building said bridge.
Respectfully,
DElloY lies, Chairman,
d. ID. ANDRUs,
WM, VINCENT,
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STATE or LOUISIANA,
Attorney Generals nfice,
New Orleans, Jan, 20, 1887.
j. w. Bryan, President Police Jury Parish of
Calcasieu, Lake lharles, La.


j. w. Bryan, President Police Jury Parish of
Galcasleu, Lake uharles, La
Dear sir--In reply to your favor Of 18th In
slant, have TO say;
Act ln6 OF 1884, p. 1876, provides sThat II shall
be unlawful for - any person holding any
| ONCE or trust Ander authority OF the unftad
| states Government, or any Of the DEPART
| ments thereof, to hold any o1Iiee Or pqsitiqn
| OF profit under tile Police Jufies - IN th1s
| State that Police Jurles 80 are hereby pro
| hihited from allowing any compensation to
| such nificera IN such esses aud any member
OF Police jury ~ who shan VIC the pro;
Visions sf tlsis aeF shan ilsa fseia pc aspflYaa
4 deputy United states Internal keYenua
Eollectpr holds az 'faffiee pf tFllst' efider the
authority pf the unitea States Government
a Clerk pf The Police iillI9 holds m telliae pE
position qf rrpHt np4ef the Police JURY, 2
IhHrelnra nen'tN u, Il, 4lit HsV Collector
cannot lawfully be CLERK pf the R1ifse Jury
if ha So Acfs, the NQiice dHfY Is pfnhthttea
nom allowing him RnY compensation afld
its inenlhefs forfeit lnelf a.llrsa i theS eo 80
El5SS3S Sd AA,
Atty Ee7lt
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Finance Committee made the follow
ing reports which were unanimously
adopted,
To the Pres, and members of the
Police jury. Sirs-Your committee ON
Finance to whom were referred the sub
Joined reports of Tax Collector and Par
ish Treasurer, beg leave to report that
they have carefully examined the, same
and find them to be correct, and have
received from the Treasurer, Warrants
to amount ofnine thousand five hundred
and eighty six S3-l00 $50, ,586,S8l dollars
which We're destroyed, We also find
amount of collections up to Dec, 3lst
1885 to be $l7, ,946, ,36, less collectors COM
missions, Ss97 81. Balance Sl7, ,04o,05.
Amt delinquent Dec 81, 1886 $l0058 AZ
Amt on hand as per treasur-
ers report ......,,,.,.,,.,.. 1868 37
Less probable outstanding
clatmes .,.,,,,.. ,,....,,-. dl43 ~
Less educational funds on -
hand. Observation-Disclosures. 1920 60
hand ..'..s.......,.'.,,.,,, 2605 O6
All of which is reBpeCtfully submitted.
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SATURDAY, January %, 1ssi

Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Members all present except MIR,
| Cole.
Minutes of Fridays proceedings read
and approved
On motion of Mr.. Nichols, Aaron
| Doyel was placed on the pauper list.
Mr.. Nichols moved that q new pre-
einct be established, with polling place
at the residence of David Sherley's, Sr.,
on Palmetto creek. Boundaries as fol-
lows, East line beginning at the point
where the parish line crosses Bundick's 3
creek down said creek to the residence
| of James Simmons, Sr., thence in O
westerly direction to George Goreoran's
old place on Cowpen creek up Cowpen
creek to the mouth of Tiger creek
thence up Tiger creek to its head
thence due north to the parish line, and
Bundick's creek. Motion was adopted.
Mr.. Vincent presented the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That hereafter no claims
presented after twelve o'clock of the
second day of each session of this body
shall be considered at that session, un-
less by vote of at least five members
favoring the same,
Resoled, That all resolutions in con-
flict with this resolution are hereby re-
peRled.
ResoIved, That these resolutions take
effect from and after their passage.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted,
Mr.. Vincent moved to take up and
consider all unimproyed claims now in
the hands of this body. Motion carried,
The following claims were, by q mo.
tion, referred TO committee Of the whole;
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JENNINGS, La, Jan. 18th, 1887,
TO the Honorable Police Jury;

Dear sirs- We, the undersigned, COM
missioners appointed TO view the pro-
posed line Of road, asked for BY petit
tioners on said line, viz. Beginning at
the southwest corner of Sec, l9, TIP, 8 81,
r. 4 West, and extending 10 the north
east corner Of Sec. p, Tp. s s., 4, 3 W.,
Louisiana Meridian also a road begin.
Meridian, and running m south twelve
miles, to q stake at the southwest corner
of Sec. SO, thence east abont four miles
to the Eeg Piqne; do herein report that
said lines Of road are practical for the
purpose asked We also name the fol-
lowing persons for ogeFseefs On said road;
VIM Sc. John and MaHfoe Brown, each
ppe-haif Of the FIRST naHled road kFSip
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Hubert, Frank Lopez and w. M. Taylor
to take each one-third of the last named
road.
Respectfully submitted,
w. ii. SIMMONS,
J. G. BUCKLIN,
MAURICE BYRNE,
GILBERT N. Brown,
S. @, DAVIS,
FRANK LOPEZ,
Commissioners.
On motion the report of the commits
sioners was adopted, and the said roads
as therein described are hereby declared
to be public roads, Also the parties sug-
gested in said report. as overseers, are
hereby appointed as overseers upon
their respective roads in the order named
in report of Commissioners.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned
until tomorrow morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
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Police Jury met persuant to adjourn
ment, this Jan, 10th, Members present
as on yesterday,
Owing to the absence of the clerk from
illness, on motion w, M. Thompson
was elected clerk pro ten.
Minute of yesterday was read and
approved,
Reports of Tax collector and Treas
urer were called for and not being ready
the matter aspostponed for the present;
The following 9laims were presented
read and referred to committee on
claims.
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Remember Morse's Agpe and Ma
lagisi Magnets cures Billionspess, Sick
Headache, Fever and Ague, Dumb
gbiiis, and MalaEis. VIZ MEypR, Lake
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j., 4 Hewitt, contracting and receiving
W. III, Thompson, services as CLERK pro
tenn Police jury, ,,.,.......-..s,,.s ~ w
Mrs, Jas. Howard, lodging Jurors...... ~ 90
Ties. . ..ss.,.s... 49, s. 22s %
y. j. Reid, extra services In correcting
assessment roll making supple
mental roll to unknown list and sup
plemental roll of lands not found on
regular roll nor on unknown list,
four months at $50 per nionth,.....,.. 200 %
On motion, the Polica Jury went into
Committee of the Whole TO consider the
above claims d. ID. Andrus, Chairman,
The following report was submitted TO
the Police Jury:
Gentlemen We, recommend that all
claims referred to us be allowed except
that of D. J, Reid, Sheriff, upon which
we would report progress, and ask for
further time to consider 1T.
On motion of Mr.. Vincent the report
was unanimously adopted.
Committee appointed to correspond
with Attorney : General Cunningham
relative to the eligibility Of Mr., Kirk
man to act as Clerk of the Police Jury
made the following report
To the President and Gentlemen Of the Jury:
We, your committee appointed TO eon-
suit the Attorney General, beg leave to
submit the following postal card and
lester as the result ofour correspondence.
Respectfully,
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HE WAS A HARD CUSTOMER.
Ru4ea RhsAes's Fisht with Whole Poss
or Armed Policemen.
From ns s.. Lout, GLOBE Democrat


From tAs 81 Louts Globe Democrat
The most sensational man hunt Of the
year was completed to-day, whom a party Of
Twiggs county fsrmers armed with pistol and ID
morning Policeman Jeir johnson and Ans.
%hsn icy tuns bars nssro aseep I9E
sidewalk below McCrudden,s bar. offlcer John
SOP him Th hs cuS and evoke him.
the river" answered the negro.
There are no such houses on that street
well, I live in some Of them houses down
there" replied the negro insultipgIy.
Il he know. him, and the barkeeper replied in
The psFatiys S4hns9n On. then told Matthews nth
Mathews sesrsed to but his chain around the
negroes wrist. when the latter jerked away and
sprang at Johnson like q tiger. The officer
Of him, making desperate effort to wrench
his club from his grasp. johnson is O. small
and ne va eaS
wrsnched the club from Johnson's hand. dealt
SSM S bsW
.T' sRo sa' him. Matthew'S cried johnson. and
The ~ ssrss fss and O
Gers STAGGERED Slindy sftsr HIN Large
and Hodnett and Merritt ,Birds9n captured the
edge Of Twiggs county. They brought him to
waiting they tied him TO- q tree but suddenly
hs broke loose and made 9 dash for liberty.
The posse followed and fred seven shots
struck him. but he reached. swamp and
plunged into Il, leaving bloody trail. He had
been wounded in the right hip by officer Mat
thews In the fight Tuesday morning. but In
They then got hounds. and the three police &c.
swamp until late hour In the afternoon. by
this time about twenty Twiggs county farmers
had Joined In the hunt, which was given up by
the officers. The negro rnn not less than ten
miles, when. It being almost dark, he rushed
into tho house OF Mr.. Herring, bounded past
the family TO the up stairs and into the attic.
fired into the retreat without effect. The party
then began 70 tear away the timber upon
q crash. and Rhodes fell through, spreading
consteEnAtion among che iarmsrs They closed
half . dozen did they subduo him.